November 13, 2009

Rugs – Are they hiding something?

Rugs serve many purposes. They can help pull a room together or add warmth to a cold floor or hide all sorts of nasty stains or cover a thread bare carpet. The purpose a rug serves is as different as the homes they are located in. When I work with home sellers I encourage them to pick up their rugs […]

November 6, 2009

Home buyer tax credit extended and expanded

Its official! The President has signed into law an extension and expansion of the home buyer tax credit. Below is a summary of the home buyer tax credit provided by the National Association of REALTORS®: If you were still working on getting your credit into shape or maybe you just weren’t finding the perfect Spring Texas house for sale […]

November 5, 2009

Extension of First time homebuyer tax credit is one step closer to becoming law

The extension of the first time homebuyer tax credit moved one step closer to becoming law yesterday when it passed the Senate. The bill is predicted to have enough support to pass the House of Representatives and then it will be sent to President and assuming Mr. Obama signs it the extension of the first time homebuyer tax […]

October 31, 2009

Who handles the repairs? Buyers or Sellers?

You and the sellers have gone back and forth and have finally come to an agreement on the repairs. Yea!! You are one step closer to closing on your house in Spring Texas. But wait! Who is going to do the repairs? Is the sellers’ cousin, Jim Bob, who is a self-proclaimed “Handyman Rock Star” going to […]

October 27, 2009

Must have iPhone Apps for Real Estate

Its been 2 months now since my love affair with my iPhone first began. It started out casual and innocent enough but has grown into so much more than a Real Estate agent and her phone relationship. My old phone was used for primarily one purpose which was to make and receive calls and take voicemail messages. Nothing else. The […]

October 24, 2009

The house on the corner

When my husband, Rick and I were searching for what would become our first home in Spring Texas, we did our homework. We viewed numerous houses, checked out subdivisions, and when we had narrowed our choice down to three homes I created a spreadsheet of the pluses and minuses for each of the homes. Anyone who knows me […]

October 16, 2009

Foreclosures – Deal or No Deal?

Today a new house came on the market in the subdivision Rick and I live in. That in itself would not grab headlines because houses are added to the Spring Texas real estate market all the time. What caught my attention about this particular new listing was its low, low price. The 2-story house with 2,764 sqft has […]

October 12, 2009

How to save money on your electric bills

These days saving money is back in vogue as conversations have shifted from “I spent $250 on this brand name bag” to “I saved $100 and got a great deal on this bag”. I love saving money maybe not quite as much as I enjoy spending money but I do enjoy getting a good deal. The easier […]

October 7, 2009

New MLS rule reveals true status of foreclosed homes

Knowing the true status of the foreclosed homes in our Houston Association of Realtors MLS system has been a mystery. Often times a foreclosed home that was really in contract was still being represented in our MLS system as Active. But if it is sold why is it still showing as active? Great question. It […]

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